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France: Polity Style: 1792-2024
before 21 Sep 1792 Royaume de France
22 Sep 1792 the monarchy is abolished in accordance with a motion approved by the National Convention (Convention nationale) on 21 Sep 1792, promulgated as a decree on 22 Sep 1792 (Archives parlementaires - Série 1, 52:73-74; Collection générale des décrets, Sep-Oct-Nov 1792, p. 3)
22 Sep 1792 - 1 Jan 1809 République française [1]
1 Jan 1809 - 2 Apr 1814 Empire français [2]
2 Apr 1814 - 6 Apr 1814 France [3]
6 Apr 1814 Constitution française is passed by the Sénat conservateur
6 Apr 1814 - 19 Mar 1815 Royaume de France
13 Mar 1815 - 7 Jul 1815 Empire français
8 Jul 1815 - 26 Feb 1848 Royaume de France
26 Feb 1848 the monarchy is abolished, the republic is proclaimed by the members of the Provisional Government at a public gathering held outside the City Council (Hôtel de Ville) of Paris on 26 Feb 1848 (Moniteur universel, No. 58, 27 Feb 1848, p. 508; Procès-verbaux du Gouvernement provisoire et de la Commission du pouvoir exécutif, pp. 14-15)
24 Feb 1848 - 1 Dec 1852 République française [4]
1 Dec 1852 - 4 Sep 1870 Empire français
4 Sep 1870 the proclamation of the republic is approved by acclamation at a public gathering held in the City Council (Hôtel de Ville) of Paris on 4 Sep 1870 (JORF, No. 244, 5 Sep 1870, p. 1525)
4 Sep 1870 - 11 Jul 1940 République française
11 Jul 1940 the Government of the Republic, under the authority and signature of Marshal Pétain, is authorized to promulgate a new constitution of the French State (État français) in accordance with a constitutional law passed by the National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) on 10 Jul 1940 and promulgated by the President of the Republic on the same day in Vichy, effective on the day following the promulgation in accordance with Art. 1 of the Civil Code (JORF - Lois et décrets, No. 167, 11 Jul 1940, p. 4515)
11 Jul 1940 - 20 Aug 1944 État français
9 Aug 1944 the re-establishment of republican legality in mainland France is proclaimed in accordance with an ordinance issued by the Provisional Government of the French Republic on 9 Aug 1944 in Algiers (JORF, No. 65, 10 Aug 1944, pp. 688-689)
9 Aug 1944 - République française

[1] Though constantly used for official purposes, the style République française did not have a Constitutional status until the enactement of the Constitution of the Year III on 22 Aug 1795.
[2] The style Empire français gradually replaced République française after the proclamation of Napoléon I as emperor (18 May 1804). The date 1 Jan 1809 is prescribed by decree of 22 Aug 1808 for the replacement, on coins, of the legend RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE by the legend EMPIRE FRANÇAIS.
[3] As found in the declaration of the Sénat conservateur of 2 Apr 1814, "... le gouvernement provisoire de la France."
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